Jennie Gow, the popular BBC F1 presenter, has vowed to \u201cnot let the stroke win\u201d three years after being left \u201cpartially paralysed on the bathroom floor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gow has been a mainstay of the BBC\u2019s F1 coverage for more than a decade having landed the role as the broadcaster\u2019s pit-lane reporter in 2012.<\/p>\n
F1 presenter Jennie Gow marks third anniversary of health scare<\/p>\n
The 48-year-old has also appeared on Drive to Survive, the hit Netflix F1 docuseries, as well as covering other categories of motorsport including MotoGP and Formula E.<\/p>\n
Gow revealed in early 2023 that she had suffered a stroke at the end of the previous year, affecting her speech and ability to write.<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Doctors found that Gow\u2019s stroke was caused by a blood clot that came from the carotid artery in her neck, a tear in the blood vessel due to coughing and a viral infection she had at the time.<\/p>\n Gow returned to work on a part-time basis in 2023 \u2013 covering the British, Dutch and Las Vegas grands prix \u2013 before resuming full-time duties the following season.<\/p>\n In a post to social media on Monday night, Gow reflected on the third anniversary of her health scare, revealing that \u201csome days are a struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n However, she insisted that she \u201cwill not let the stroke win.\u201d<\/p>\n Gow wrote: \u201cThree years.<\/p>\n \u201cHard to believe it\u2019s been 1096 days since I suffered a major stoke.<\/p>\n \u201cA bout of flu and a simple cough left me collapsed and partially paralysed on the bathroom floor, unable to communicate with the outside world.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s taken so much to recover to where I am today. A lot of love, dedication, kindness, support and hard graft.<\/p>\n \u201cAt first, I could never imagine getting to a point where recovery was even a possibility. A [sic] took every step day by day, hour by hour.<\/p>\n \u201cBut here I am, a stroke survivor.<\/p>\n \u201cA club no-one wants to join, but I\u2019m ever hopeful that I can help the community by talking openly and honestly about stroke.<\/p>\n \u201cIt can happen to anyone; young or old, fit or not.<\/p>\n \u201cSome days are a struggle but I will not let the stroke win.<\/p>\n \u201c29.12.22.\u201d<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n